Vulkan vs. OpenGL Phoronix 13 Birthday

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OpenGL: R9 285
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OpenGL: R9 290
June 03 2017
 
OpenGL: RX 460
June 02 2017
 
OpenGL: RX 480
June 02 2017
 
OpenGL: RX 580
June 02 2017
 
OpenGL: R9 Fury
June 02 2017
 
Vulkan: R9 285
June 03 2017
 
Vulkan: R9 290
June 03 2017
 
Vulkan: RX 460
June 02 2017
 
Vulkan: RX 480
June 02 2017
 
Vulkan: RX 580
June 02 2017
 
Vulkan: R9 Fury
June 02 2017
 
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Vulkan vs. OpenGL Phoronix 13 BirthdayOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores)Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CFIntel Device 591f + Z27016384MB250GB Samsung SSD 850XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MBXFX AMD Radeon R9 290/390 4096MBAMD Radeon RX 460 2048MBAMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MBMSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MBSapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MBRealtek ALC892Intel ConnectionUbuntu 17.044.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170531Unity 7.5.0X Server 1.19.3modesetting 1.19.3amdgpu 1.3.994.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 5.0.0)1.0.42GCC 6.3.0 20170406ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionVulkan Vs. OpenGL Phoronix 13 Birthday BenchmarksSystem Logs- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- GLAMOR

dota2: 1920 x 1080madmax: 1920 x 1080 - Low - Camp Hollow Pointsam2017: 1920 x 1080 - Lowsam2017: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra - Vulkantalos-principle: Vulkan - 1920 x 1080OpenGLVulkan R9 285 R9 290 RX 460 RX 480 RX 580 R9 Fury R9 285 R9 290 RX 460 RX 480 RX 580 R9 Fury93.33147.64245.4097.4326.27105.70154.76270.47128.5335.1769.23104.51188.1758.4314.23113.97152.55311.20124.7033.00105.63148.07324.10138.2035.57113.70155.92318.90159.5046.3773.73195.99299.9096.4781.4096.53245.20407.03130.9398.9355.20130.99104.77247.86452.80131.07113.43112.27247.04479.45140.90120.27110.87249.26509.33179.47131.40OpenBenchmarking.org

Dota 2

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080RX 460R9 285R9 290RX 480RX 580R9 Fury306090120150SE +/- 1.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 1.69, N = 3SE +/- 7.69, N = 3SE +/- 3.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 1.19, N = 355.2073.7396.53104.77110.87112.2769.2393.33105.63105.70113.70113.97
VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080RX 460R9 285R9 290RX 480RX 580R9 Fury20406080100Min: 51.9 / Avg: 55.2 / Max: 57.5Min: 72.8 / Avg: 73.73 / Max: 75.2Min: 94.6 / Avg: 96.53 / Max: 98.1Min: 103.4 / Avg: 104.77 / Max: 105.7Min: 109.4 / Avg: 110.87 / Max: 112.6Min: 112.2 / Avg: 112.27 / Max: 112.4Min: 67.9 / Avg: 69.23 / Max: 71.1Min: 90 / Avg: 93.33 / Max: 95.5Min: 90.3 / Avg: 105.63 / Max: 114.3Min: 98.6 / Avg: 105.7 / Max: 109.9Min: 113.1 / Avg: 113.7 / Max: 114.2Min: 111.7 / Avg: 113.97 / Max: 115.7

Mad Max

This is a benchmark of Mad Max on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenGLVulkanOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scene: Camp Hollow PointRX 460R9 285RX 580RX 480R9 290R9 Fury50100150200250104.51147.64148.07152.55154.76155.92130.99195.99245.20247.04247.86249.26

OpenGLVulkanOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scene: StrongholdR9 290R9 FuryRX 460R9 285RX 580RX 4802040608010053.5953.7354.3255.2156.2556.6595.1495.3795.8795.8895.8996.91

OpenGLVulkanOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is DeadRX 460RX 580R9 285R9 290R9 FuryRX 4806012018024030096.00161.97162.26167.23175.20176.59108.28175.32232.00232.77253.22266.59

OpenGLVulkanOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scene: LandmoverRX 460R9 285RX 580RX 480R9 290R9 Fury70140210280350106.21180.91190.41196.08208.37213.12131.75208.71271.76274.28295.05308.50

Serious Sam Fusion 2017

This is a benchmark of Serious Sam HD Fusion 2017 edition. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own the game. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized test. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenGLVulkanOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: LowRX 460R9 285R9 290RX 480R9 FuryRX 580110220330440550SE +/- 1.57, N = 3SE +/- 3.55, N = 3SE +/- 3.70, N = 3SE +/- 3.16, N = 3SE +/- 3.81, N = 3SE +/- 2.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 2.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 2.25, N = 2SE +/- 3.87, N = 3188.17245.40270.47311.20318.90324.10299.90407.03452.80479.45509.33
OpenGLVulkanOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: LowRX 460R9 285R9 290RX 480R9 FuryRX 58090180270360450Min: 185.3 / Avg: 188.17 / Max: 190.7Min: 238.5 / Avg: 245.4 / Max: 250.3Min: 264 / Avg: 270.47 / Max: 276.8Min: 306.7 / Avg: 311.2 / Max: 317.3Min: 314.6 / Avg: 318.9 / Max: 326.5Min: 321.6 / Avg: 324.1 / Max: 328.3Min: 298.6 / Avg: 299.9 / Max: 300.6Min: 402.7 / Avg: 407.03 / Max: 411.7Min: 451.6 / Avg: 452.8 / Max: 454.7Min: 477.2 / Avg: 479.45 / Max: 481.7Min: 504.6 / Avg: 509.33 / Max: 517

OpenGLVulkanOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: VulkanRX 460R9 285RX 480R9 290RX 580R9 Fury4080120160200SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 3.37, N = 3SE +/- 2.37, N = 3SE +/- 2.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 1.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 358.4397.43124.70128.53138.20159.5096.47130.93131.07140.90179.47
OpenGLVulkanOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: VulkanRX 460R9 285RX 480R9 290RX 580R9 Fury306090120150Min: 57.3 / Avg: 58.43 / Max: 60.2Min: 95.1 / Avg: 97.43 / Max: 99.7Min: 120.8 / Avg: 124.7 / Max: 131.4Min: 123.8 / Avg: 128.53 / Max: 131.2Min: 134.2 / Avg: 138.2 / Max: 141.3Min: 158 / Avg: 159.5 / Max: 161.1Min: 96.3 / Avg: 96.47 / Max: 96.6Min: 130.3 / Avg: 130.93 / Max: 131.6Min: 130 / Avg: 131.07 / Max: 133.1Min: 178.3 / Avg: 179.47 / Max: 180.1

The Talos Principle

This is a benchmark of The Talos Principle. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that The Talos Principle can be installed. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenGLVulkanOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterThe Talos PrincipleRenderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 1920 x 1080RX 460R9 285RX 480R9 290RX 580R9 Fury306090120150SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 1.41, N = 3SE +/- 1.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 314.2326.2733.0035.1735.5746.3781.4098.93113.43120.27131.40
OpenGLVulkanOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterThe Talos PrincipleRenderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 1920 x 1080RX 460R9 285RX 480R9 290RX 580R9 Fury20406080100Min: 13.7 / Avg: 14.23 / Max: 14.6Min: 25.5 / Avg: 26.27 / Max: 26.7Min: 32.7 / Avg: 33 / Max: 33.2Min: 34.1 / Avg: 35.17 / Max: 35.8Min: 35.2 / Avg: 35.57 / Max: 35.9Min: 44.7 / Avg: 46.37 / Max: 47.7Min: 80.3 / Avg: 81.4 / Max: 83.3Min: 97.7 / Avg: 98.93 / Max: 101Min: 111.6 / Avg: 113.43 / Max: 116.2Min: 118.9 / Avg: 120.27 / Max: 122.8Min: 130.6 / Avg: 131.4 / Max: 132.8

CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgPercentCPU Usage (Summary) MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System MonitoringRX 580R9 FuryR9 290R9 285RX 460RX 48020406080100Min: 0 / Avg: 37.35 / Max: 85Min: 0 / Avg: 26.22 / Max: 86.5Min: 0 / Avg: 25.43 / Max: 98.5Min: 0 / Avg: 23.45 / Max: 100Min: 0 / Avg: 23.4 / Max: 88.38Min: 0 / Avg: 34.25 / Max: 97Min: 0 / Avg: 32.82 / Max: 96.97Min: 0 / Avg: 32.74 / Max: 97.45Min: 0 / Avg: 32.01 / Max: 95.98Min: 0 / Avg: 28.3 / Max: 94.95Min: 0 / Avg: 25.31 / Max: 92.86